About Christopher Durham

Christopher Durham is the president of the Velocity Institute. Prior to this he founded the groundbreaking site My Private Brand. He is the co-founder of The Vertex Awards. He began his retail career building brands at Food Lion and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Durham has worked with retailers around the world, including Albertsons, Family Dollar, Petco, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Metro Canada. Durham has published seven definitive books on private brands, including Fifty2: The My Private Brand Project and Vanguard: Vintage Originals.

CAREERS: Lowe’s Home Improvement: Sr Mgr-Private Brand Sustainability QA – In Office

1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, NC (SSC) Category: Merchandising Job Id: 2617727BR Job Type: Full time Department: Quality Assurance Mgmt In-Office Job Summary The Sr Manager Private Brand Sustainability QA will utilize product sustainability expertise and experience in leading sustainability programs with broad knowledge and familiarity with a diverse range of soft and hardline consumer

CAREERS: Lowe’s Home Improvement: Sr Mgr-Private Brand Sustainability QA – In Office2023-06-29T20:32:55-04:00

Amazon Fresh Reveals Grocery Shopping Habits

Online Retail Giant Amazon and its real-life grocery arm Amazon Fresh have published their first-ever The Cart Report: Amazon Fresh Summer Grilling, presenting a peek at customer grocery shopping trends nationwide. The report of course features a number of the retailers own Retailer-owned Brands. “We uncovered the most popular and trending summer grocery staples to

Amazon Fresh Reveals Grocery Shopping Habits2023-06-28T14:20:41-04:00

Lidl Great Britain Incorporates Ocean Plastic into Water Bottles

Lidl GB has announced that it will be incorporating Prevented Ocean Plastic into its water bottles – becoming the first UK supermarket to make this change. Appearing in store throughout July, Lidl’s 1 liter San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will contain a minimum of 30% Prevented Ocean Plastic - plastic that would

Lidl Great Britain Incorporates Ocean Plastic into Water Bottles2023-06-28T14:18:58-04:00

ALDI Smokes the Competition with Summer “Cookout Kickback”

Hungry for grilling season but not ready to eat the high cost? ALDI is here to help. Following the release of the national average cost of a Fourth of July cookout, ALDI is serving up a welcome reprieve for shoppers cooking out this summer. This Fourth of July, shoppers can get their summer cookout essentials

ALDI Smokes the Competition with Summer “Cookout Kickback”2023-06-27T15:10:30-04:00

Trader Joe’s Squiggly Knife Cut Style Noodles

In a meal-prep routine rut? It happens to us all. Whether you use spreadsheets to organize your weekly meals or you don’t even start thinking about food until you’re hungry, we all need a quick and easy, go-to meal that’s satisfyingly delicious for whenever we’re short on time and hunger strikes. Introducing Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s Squiggly Knife Cut Style Noodles2023-06-26T19:07:54-04:00

Topco’s Crav’n Flavor to sponsor Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th

This year Nashville shoppers can celebrate Independence Day 2023 with headliner Brad Paisley along with Ben Rector, The War And Treaty, Langhorne Slim, Tiera Kennedy, and more during the FREE Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th event in Downtown Nashville. This Fourth of July will feature one of the largest fireworks shows in

Topco’s Crav’n Flavor to sponsor Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th2023-06-26T16:23:44-04:00

SAVE $200 with Sustainability Summit Early Bird Rate

SAVE $200 NOW WITH EARLY BIRD TICKETS EARLY BIRD RATE EXPIRES 7.14.2023 In this fourth edition of the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, we laser focus on Retailer-owned Brand (Private Brand) and Sustainability. The Sustainability Summit is designed to bring the industry together to accelerate Sustainability, share best practices, and explore the future. Join us

SAVE $200 with Sustainability Summit Early Bird Rate2023-06-25T16:39:34-04:00

H-E-B Opens Second Fresh Bites

H-E-B continues to roll out its H-E-B Fresh Bites brand with the opening of its second location, which is in Lytle and includes a True Texas Tacos restaurant. With H-E-B Fresh Bites, the San Antonio-based retailer is giving a new look to its H-E-B convenience stores and providing customers more options such as fresh

H-E-B Opens Second Fresh Bites2023-06-25T16:20:41-04:00

McKesson Unveils Foster & Thrive OTC Brand

Earlier this month McKesson announced the launch of Foster & Thrive, a private brand of over-the-counter (OTC) health and wellness products. Launching Foster & Thrive consolidates their private brand portfolio eliminating the Health Mart and Sunmark brands. “With nearly 200 years of supply chain excellence, McKesson is uniquely positioned to meet this growing

McKesson Unveils Foster & Thrive OTC Brand2023-06-25T14:27:26-04:00

Boxed and Prince & Spring To Be Auctioned

Assets of online warehouse retailer Boxed Inc., now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, are being auctioned off by intellectual property disposition and valuation firm Hilco Streambank. The suction will be held Monday, July 10. New York-based Hilco said assets for sale include the Boxed’s domain name, customer data, social media accounts, and related items as

Boxed and Prince & Spring To Be Auctioned2023-06-22T14:50:20-04:00